Duterte has explicitly approved violence that has led to thousands of extrajudicial executions, in the name of an anti-drug campaign. The number of deaths now exceeds those under the murderous rule of Ferdinand Marcos.
The United Nations Human Rights Council extended the term of Dr. Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions for three more years.
The WHO and UN reaffirm their commitment to ending discrimination in healthcare settings, calling for, amongst others, decriminalisation of drug use and personal possession.
Thailand has honoured the UN day against drug abuse and trafficking by burning seized drugs, but there's growing consensus on the failures of eradication.
The conference brought together an array of international policy makers to focus on two primary issues; the growing significance of the internet as a platform for illicit drug transactions and the increasing use of synthetic drugs.
UNAIDS has produced a series of videos to raise awareness about harm reduction and to call for the provision of harm reduction services to all in need.
STAT have modelled a number of possible futures for the American opioid crisis, with the worst predicting 250 deaths a day, totalling 650,000 deaths in the next 10 years.
